OVERWATCH NEWS this week includes the recently released update 2.08 for PS4 and Xbox One, as well as the new patch notes and plans for the future.

While players can try out the game's latest tank hero, Orisa, Blizzard have confirmed in their most recent Overwatch news roundup that gamers will not be able to use the new robot in Competitive Play.

Blizzard explained their decision to delay Orisa's launch in this highly competitive part of the game, due to the worry that she may affect overall gameplay a little too much.

"When patch 1.9 releases, Orisa will not initially be available for Competitive Play," a Blizzard development team message explains.

"We want to give players some time to learn about and play Orisa before she's placed into the crucible of Competitive Play.

"She'll still be immediately available in Quick Play, the Arcade (including custom games with the competitive ruleset), and Play vs. AI."

Orisa is the 24th hero and sixth tank to be added to the game, Blizzard have yet to confirm just how many new characters they will add, although support for the new PS4, Xbox One and PC title is expected to last a long time.

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Blizzard is already talking about its next wave of updates.

According to game director Jeff Kaplan, this includes a custom map editor, which would allow players to create their own battlegrounds.

However, as Kaplan points out, implementing such a huge feature isn't a simple task, especially because Overwatch was built with a brand new engine.

"We are extremely open-minded about releasing a map editor for Overwatch someday," he said.

"But because Overwatch was made with a brand new engine, this is not a small task or one which can happen any time soon.

"We have this on our long-term road map and believe heavily in user-made content. But there are many challenges ahead of us and it will be a very long road before our editor can be made available to the public."

While the map editor release date is still a long way off, Blizzard has other plans in place for more immediate updates.

One new feature coming to Overwatch is the ability to save game highlights and easily export them.

One fan asked: "Any news on saving play of the games or highlights without having to use external programs?"

Kaplan replied: "Yes. This will be live before the end of summer. It's being worked on right now."